How to Cut Through the Confusion on Vaccine Boosters
Don’t blame the experts for muddled messaging. They don’t always have the information they need, and people can figure out their own risk factors.
The first booster of booster shots.
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The messaging on vaccine boosters is muddled and confusing, yet the science is pretty straightforward and reassuring. Your vaccine is still cutting your risk of getting a severe case or dying from Covid-19, even if it has been a number of months since you got it.
Whenever they received the first shots, an extra jab is recommended for people over 65 and those with any number of immunity-compromising health conditions, or conditions that vastly raise Covid-19 risk, which are listed by the Centers for Disease Control. But what about if you are young and healthy and vaccinated?